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Examination Invigilators
Closing date:Friday 5th September 2025
Zero hours contract - Salary Scale 1 point 2
Application Forms available at www.shsg.org/vacancies/#how-to-apply
Applications and supporting letters to be submitted to recruitment@shsg.org
Interviews to be held Tuesday 23rd September and Thursday 2nd October 2025
We are seeking dependable individuals to join our existing team of experienced Examination Invigilators.
You will be required to supervise students undertaking both external and internal examinations, ensuring examinations are conducted according to the current JCQ instructions, and in line with school procedures.
This is a flexible role that provides full training and the opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team.
Previous experience is not essential but would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will be required to:
· Hand out appropriate question papers to students and collect at the end of the exam.
· Record examination start and finish times.
· Read out instructions and provide clear direction to students and ensure that all students comply.
· Have excellent communication skills and liaise with both staff and students in a friendly manner.
· Work well as part of a team and able to take direction.
· Carry out general administration tasks in relation to examinations as required.
· Undertake all required training and follow school procedures.
· Support students effectively and deal with minor incidents.
We can offer you:
· A strong, highly qualified team of staff with an ethos of tolerance and a family community spirit.
· Training and development and our commitment to staff wellbeing.
· An environment which promotes innovation.
Southend High School for Girls is a highly successful and oversubscribed girls' grammar school rated
'outstanding' by Ofsted.
This is an exciting time to join the school as it moves forward under the leadership of its Headteacher,
Mr Jason Carey.
For all enquiries please contactSinead Carter at recruitment@shsg.org
All staff at Southend High School for Girls have a responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. This is a customer-facing role needing fluent spoken English.
Information about the School
“Pupils flourish and excel at Southend High School for Girls.”
– Ofsted, July 2024
Southend High School for Girls (SHSG) is an outstanding grammar school with academy status, proudly educating generations of students for over a century. We blend tradition with innovation, creating a dynamic learning environment where students are safe, happy, and successful.
Our school is a family-orientated community where pupils thrive. Students achieve exceptionally high outcomes and benefit from an ambitious curriculum and an exemplary careers education programme. As one pupil told Ofsted, “The school will literally help you do anything you want to do.”
We offer a vast range of clubs, trips, productions, and leadership opportunities, including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and World Challenge. Students are encouraged to lead and contribute, with many acting as ambassadors and house captains.
SHSG is proud to be a member of NACE (National Association for Able Children in Education), reflecting our commitment to stretching and challenging all learners. Our curriculum goes far beyond the National Curriculum, with students in Key Stage 3 studying three separate sciences and two languages, and engaging in ‘super-curricular’ tasks that promote independent research and critical thinking.
Staff are passionate, well-supported, and receive high-quality professional development. Our shared ethos of high expectations, mutual respect, and continuous improvement makes SHSG a truly special place to work.
If you are enthusiastic about education and excited to join a high-performing, caring school community, we warmly invite you to explore our current vacancies and consider becoming part of the SHSG family.